Asthma Seems Not to Be Linked to COVID-19 Hospitalization
No increased risk seen for hospitalization with ongoing use of inhaled corticosteroids
Convalescent Plasma Safe for Diverse Patients With COVID-19
Incidence of SAEs, including transfusion reactions, thromboembolic or thrombotic events, is low
Huge Saharan Dust Plume Will Affect Americans’ Health
Expected this week, the cloud of dust is especially large and has already hit the Caribbean
Black, Hispanic Medicare Patients Much More Likely to Be Hospitalized With COVID-19
And, risk for hospitalization for COVID-19 highest among Medicare recipients with advanced kidney disease
COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Available by Late 2020, Early 2021: Fauci
Fauci cautiously optimistic about a vaccine being available in 2020-2021 time frame
Subtypes, Genetic Links Identified for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Alleles in four loci linked to reproductive subtype, in one locus linked to metabolic subtype of PCOS
Safety Climate Perceptions Linked to Health Provider Stress
Nurses have poorest safety perceptions, lowest job satisfaction, and highest reported stress
Costs for COVID-19 High With Consumer-Directed Health Plans
Out-of-pocket costs high for consumer-directed health plan enrollees, especially younger individuals
Many U.S. Counties Lack Infectious Disease Specialists
Among 785 counties with highest quartile of COVID-19 burden, 66.4 percent have no ID physicians
Transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 High Within Households
No significant difference in infectivity seen for incubation period versus symptomatic period
